Okay, stop scrolling. Whatever you're doing, it's not as important as this. After literal AGES of us screaming into the void, Square Enix has decided to remember its best child. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is a full-blown remake, not some dusty, low-effort port, and it's dropping September 30. We’re all collectively losing our minds.
For years, we’ve been surviving on crumbs and replaying the same PSP version on increasingly smaller screens. But this isn't just a simple upscale. The announcement describes it as a "full remake," rebuilt from the ground up but keeping the tactical soul we all became obsessed with. Honestly, the fact that they didn't just shove it into a mobile-only gacha game is a miracle we should all be grateful for. The bar was on the floor, but they seem to have cleared it.
Not The Remaster We Feared, But A Full-On Remake
Let's get into the deets, because they actually ate with this one. The Ivalice Chronicles promises a complete visual overhaul, seemingly in the same gorgeous HD-2D engine that made games like Octopath Traveler and Triangle Strategy look like a pixelated dream. The original art style of Akihiko Yoshida is iconic, and it looks like they’re finally giving it the modern canvas it deserves. We're talking re-orchestrated music, quality-of-life updates (UI scaling, please god), and maybe, just maybe, voice acting that doesn't make us cringe. The announcement was vague on that last point, so we're staying cautiously optimistic.
The best part? The project is reportedly being overseen by its original director, Yasumi Matsuno. This is not a drill. This is the one piece of information that’s keeping me from assuming this is all a fever dream. If the OG is involved, we might actually get something that respects the source material instead of just cashing in on our nostalgia. A concept!
So, are we pre-ordering and enabling this chaotic behavior? Absolutely. My clown makeup is already on. This is the one game, the one series, that could announce it comes with a mandatory NFT and I'd probably still consider it. See you in Ivalice, besties. Don't forget your calculators.
